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1. A. WHERRY.

COLLATING DEVICE FOR TYPE WRITERS.

APPLICATION FliED JAN. 31 1919.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

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I-nvewlbn J. A. WHEHRY.

COLLAHNG umca FOR TYPE wRnERs.

APPLICATION FILED MN. 31, IQIQ.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

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I'nvenfori' 4 a w/ J. A. WHERRY.

COLLATING DEVICE FOR TYPE WRITERS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 31. 19l9.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3!, I9l9.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

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O-Mmwmmmrmmlm/ rm 1, A, WHERRY. COLLATING DEVICEFUR TYPE WRITERS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 31, 1919.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4, i919.

Application m iemmry'fll, isle. Serial In. 2mm.

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Be it knmvn that .1, JOHN A; fly-guilt, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the erish of Orleans and State oi-Louisinna, have invented. certem new and useful Im rovemente in Gollntmg Devices for T emil'do hereb declare the fo ow to be a full, clear, an

exact description 0 the im entionysueh as mg 10 will enebleothem skilled in the ert to which it}; pertains to make and usetlie eeme.

his invention relates to a collating device for typewriters, end the 'rimery q ject of the invention-techies in provision-pf e i5 collating device on which the work heets may be assembled or collated and to thc n-inting position on the t ,pewntei mthfout disarrangement. The ev iee fanning the subject matter of this application as m '20 the nature of an improvement on the device which is described and claimed in my cope-uding epplicetmn} Serial N 0. 258,146, filed October 15,1913

In the dreiwing's:

ment of my device, showing the same in piece on a portion of a. typewriter frame;

Fig. 2 is a. perspective view of the device; Fig. 3 is a rear elevation thereof,

80 Fig. 4 is a side elevation;

Fig. 5 is a. vertical sectional viegv Fig. 6 is o irngmehtel erefiective view of one orm of the sheet elimng Fig.' 7 is an ele'i'etionel view 9 a modified at form of the mu ng r p;

. Fig. 8 is a'traneverse sectional view of the device shown in F1 7. Mounted on thegrwar eigle ofthe cer- 11 which extends between the side bars 7 of the collating hoard frame. From the upper ends of the nemetendm-de't links 12'extend.- These; links are pivoted to the standards 4 at 18 end to a rod 14 which extendelbetween the side bars-7. With this arrangement of links the collating board may be awning.intc I I.

' at 21 through arms 22 to t carriage fmmee' pair of reletivelvi inner carriage and 5, for instance, or on the other hengl, 1t may he rcised and swing into-1m mclmefiiuggztion, suchge illustrated in V the and 12 mm pivotal] d e swinging of the boe d irom one 'ot .a vertical poeitiomisnch as illustrated in" 0mm. to the other. The movement of I e 12 end eoneeqnently oi the cplleh me he theinsertion of a in men; of the eeri of holes? in .theeldeber'lofthefreme- A time been 15, eli'rround the rodl ,andea choftesespringeiemteched at one otits'enfleto the ed went standeriie 4' the other end the chad m e-elutch memher 1-'r,

by 9 miteble one 16 At, gang-geek w eh ts to coi'aperete with; clutch member 18,,80 that the 'teneiqnof the spring may be faded at the will of the operator. A 6i flat. pair oiep 19' ere. mo bed on ti e rod 10. -'I heee1p fnge e're Elma-f1} end are atteched 1 grovitleal with. clntohee 20 s milar thoae y me. span 15 and 19 tend to raise the eelleting hoe movement, The degree of nssisthnceie, of course, determined lecednpon the: 1'' then; head'uet iant-of the clut hg oesocia therew tith. The efleet of the r 'ienormally overm nu the collating nrd meintemed in iteyertieet poeinonby a. latch member 28, which is prgoted on a. rod 24 extending betw nthesljcle here 7 of the. frame. This ie mvidefi et its ends with operating hen ee efifithe latch member 23 is runmall 'mmm ed men Eenient with a '26inthe adjacent 97" encireloe therod M" is etmeh thereto and is etitepther end etiaaohed to the rod $4. .Upon the. disengagement of the latch 23 frem the notch 96, however, s -in ated 19min em reiee'the colle the The collating boerd 'fi-nne -ie ed cn theuseflinner ce'rn'egeen .90. The" liken"?! is rotetebly supported onithe uaue shaft 98 that extends than the The endepf' aft- 28 euppcrt the ectneting tntchet 23 em the (ma Imohs 80. The etta'chment of the co atmg board to the innerloah'iege ends is such that the inner carnage and platen of so as to move the Same from the; l nemen shown in Fig. I5, to the position ehownm Fig. 2. 01" at leastto assist ineuc'n' y the which is fishy a sprigs thereon a scale74 having graduations corres ondingoto the massage lines 62 on the col ating ard, and ea'eh'is provided with -a slot 75. Thumb screws-76, the shanks ofwhich extend through slots 75, and the heads 77 of which are slidably mounted in the slots Z3, carry resilient fingers 78' having notches 7 9 in their ends, the notches corresponding to the transverse lines 62 aforementioned. Thus, withthis form of invention the alining strips or gages"may be moved to and away from each other and the resilient clips- 78 may be adjusted longitudina'lly: ofthe .gagesand thus will serve to hold the sheets which are bein collated, in

position onthe collating boar Inoperation, assuming that the parts are in the os'itions' illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5,

the co ating board is brought to a position where the sheets ma be assembled by releasing the latch 23 w ion the collating board will, under the action"of its actuating springs 15 and 19, and with or without the and the latter are permitted to drop upon the sheet by their own weight. The sheet is then fed rward until its edge lies between the platen and the sheet shelf., The proof sheet is then brought into printing position b means of the scale 64 on the sheet shel 35, the graduations 66 on the p n,

' After the proof sheetis thus at in lace and is properly positioned the ed rs sets are inserted between the sheet she f 35 and the lnten and the printing position is :ilinec in "the same manner as described in connection with the proof sheets. However, the ledger sheets are placed within the sheet gages 54 and are held in position by the clips 57. The statement is inserted in much the same manner as the ledger sheets im'd this ,too" is held in position by the clips 57. After all of the sheets have been properly positioned, the handles 48 are then turned to release the came 45 and the sheet shelf will be actuated by the springsso that the rollers 41 thereon will tightly hold the sheetsin place. Theled' er sheets and statements are free from the c lps 57 and the car on copies are inserted between the sheets.- All of the sheets and carbon papers are then turned down, by the rotation of the platen.

After the sheets have thus been positioned aten. The proof sheet is. placed on the co lating board and slipped under the angular sheet al-ining strips or gages 54 the graduations on the gages 54 or the lines 62 and 63 on the collating build.

the eollat is in returned initial POSilJIGiE-m wh time the lugs on inner. carriage ends will rest in the memon the collating board 'so 'tha'tj-the' proper printi position will be obtained;

It vi iil be noted that in the drawing the embodiment of my invention illustrated is combinedwith, an. Underwood typewriter and that only slight modifications are necessary. For instance, in order to apply the device. to an Underwood tg'pewriter, it is onl necessary to remove t 'e-upper shelf, feed rollers and feed rollera arms .and to modify the inner carriage. 6 four su porting posts 2 and 4' are mounted on t e outer carriage and the ;Sidfl' bars 7 of the collating board frame are' fixed to the inner carriage ends. Of course, it is to'be understood that the application of the device is not confined to an Underwood typewriter, as it may be applied to any typewriter with a rotary platen. I

What I claim is f 1. The combination with-a rotar platen,

-of'a collating board associated t erewith,

angular sheet alining strips, and means carried by the board for supjzrti said strips to permit their movem an ifaway' from the board. a I

' 2; The combination with a'rota platen, of .a' collating board associated t er'v'vith, angular sheet alining-str'ips, and means carried by the board for supportin said strips to permit their movement to am? away from the board in'acute angular relation to the board. j

. 3. The combination witha rotary laten,

of a collatirfi board associated therewith, an

angular sh t alin' strip having slots therein and {sup l ting brackets on the board .stu' extending through the slots'in thestrip,

4. The combination with a rotary laten, of a collating board associated therewith an angular 'sheet .ali'ning therein, and sup rtmg brackets on the board having stu s extending through the slots in the strip, said slots and board being arra ed to converge toward the laten.

5. e combination with a collatlngboard,

proceed distributed to the front and rear ofthepl'aten, that is-to-say to thestrip having slots 7 on the within the angles of the strips to secure the work sheets-thereto.

5 6. The combination with a collating hoard,'

' pivots of a rotary platen, feed rollers arranged to bear onthe front of the platen, and means '.on=the board suppo 'ting the feed rollers T. Thecombin'ation with a collatinghoard, of a rotary lplatemfeed rollers zm'an'ged'to bear on the platen, andadjustable fneans .1 the boardfor' supporti the feed ,rollei's. 8. Thecombination wit 1 a collating board, of angular sheet aliningsttips mounted on the front'thereof andmovab of the strips to secure the work sheet$ 9. 'Ihe'combination with a collatin' hoard having a pair ofbraclrets mountod tferleon,

of a rotary laten, feed rollers arranged to bear on the p aten and means .d nthe' brackets for su port ng the feed rollers,

10. he combination with a collating board. and a'rotary platen, of means for supporting the board and platen for pivotal and odily movements, means tendin" to produce an upward bodily movement 0% and platen and means carried by the board for preventing ,such movement, normally.

11. The combination witha typewriter, of a collatin board, means looatedpn opposite sides of t e hoard for 'supportingthe-sanie on the t. pewritenand means forrelie'ving the weig t of the board from the center of the carriage and for distributing the weight of the board to all of said supporting i 12. The eflmbinationi with a typewriter, of a collatingboard, posts on the typewrlter located to the front and at therear of the board, pivoted links "extendin from the front goats to thellower-endo the board, ivots 1 links the rear posts to the upper and oft o;bq8d, and means tendin move theuboardaivdtally 13,. e cmnbination. wi 1 a typewriter, of; acollatf located,

its the lor inboa d, ri 'e extending from t e war is pe ndf the b sem S t We move the board. pivotall'yiaand manuj'nontrplled meanspn co I tmg board iggrmally preventing such movement of as 14; The oom'iination with a; typewriter,

of a co ti; on, the typewriter looatefio .t efront and-at the rear of the board, pivoted A extending from the front osts to the lower end 0 the board;

pivote links extending from the rear post to the upper end of the board, means tending to" move the board pivota lly, and means for limiting the upward movement of the no collating board.

board; pivotecl links Gawain o an l'amy from the board, and means within theangles,

the board said m s having.

the the osition thereom' v ten 21 ml gp 'f 'qht fl-i datthe rear of links exten means on 15. The combination with a typewriter, of a collating hoard, posts on the typewriter located'to the front and at the rear of the board, pivoted links extending from the 1 front goststo the lower end of the board,

links extending. from the rear posts tothe'uppe'rend of the board, means tending to move the board pi'votall and means enga able with the upper lin for limiting to movementof t e collatingboard. 1 i

16.- The combination withv a. typewriter, ofa collating board, posts on the typewriter located to the front and at the rearof the from the o the board,

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pivote 'linlcsextending from the rear posts to the upper end of the board, means tending tomove the board pivotally, and ad'- justable means engageab e with the upper links for limiting the movement of the collat-ing board; a 17.- The-combination with a typewriter, of a-, Eol1ati ng board, means for supporting the board for upward and pivoted movements, andyadjustable means tending to move the board upwardly. I 18 The combination with a typewriter, of a collating board, means for supporting the board for upward and pivotal move-' ments, and s rings tending to move the board upwa y.

19; The'combination with a typewriter, of a collating board, means for supporting the board for upward and pivotal movements, springs tending upwardly, and means for varying the tension ofsaid springs.

20. The combination with a collating boa-rd and a rotary platen associated therewith; of arms extending over said board and 105 down over the front of the platen, and means oh the hoardfor supportin' the arms,

feed rolers t ereon arthe front of the platen ran to bear on ard su ported on the carriage, a papers f exten 'lng around the platen and to'the rear of the board, a rod on the 116 carriage to suppoit'the shelf, links extending from the board to support the shelf in the rear of the board mea'ns on the shelf to the latter to slide on the rod, and

shelf to permit'the end of the same toproje'ct bevond thev surface line of the board.

22. The combination with a typewriter,

of a collating bohrd. a movable paper shelf windin around the platen and having 125 fee rollers hearing thereagainst, links pivoted v the collating board frame and connecte tothe shelf for controlling the latter; and resilient means'mounted on the pivot rod of the links and connected to the 130 to move the board the board. for movingv the paper I links at a point beyond the pivot for main; latter, resilient means mounted on the pivot 10 taining the rollers normally 1n'contact with rod of the links and connected to the links the platen. at a. oint beyond the pivot for maintain- 23. The combinationwith a typewriter ing tliia rollers normally in contact with the 5 of a collating board, a. movablepa. r shelf platen, and means for varying the tension extgnd' arolfigglr the pllaten amf hnks In h f I fix fee to ere t ereafiainst, testimony-w ereo a 111 Sign.' pivoted on the coll zifing boar frame and ture. y

connected to the shelf for controlling the JOHN A. WHERRY.

having of said resilient means. 15 

